Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201392446 - Employee Slips and Strikes Head on Floor and Dies

Accident Summary Nr: 201392446 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 08/08/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312063068	08/09/2011	8211	611110	Watervliet Public Schools

Abstract: At approximately 9:25 a.m. on August 8, 2011, Employee #1 and a coworker were removing wax from the top surface of a floor. Employee #1 used a floor scrubber and wax remover to strip the wax from the floor. He took a one-gallon can of the wax remover to the work cart, and while walking through the wax and wax remover, he slipped. Employee #1 struck his head on the floor and later died.

Keywords: HEAD, CLEANING, STRUCK AGAINST, SLIPPERY SURFACE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	312063068			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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